Gasolene-lighter.



G. F. HOOFER.

GASOLENE LIGHTER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.Z7, 1914.

Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

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CHARLES FBEDRECK HOOFER, OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

GASOLENE-LIGHTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

Application filed January 27, 1914. Serial No. 814,699.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES F. Hoornn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State of Vashington, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gasolene- Lighters, of which the following in a specification.

My invention is an improvement in gasolene lighters, and has for its object the provision of a light and compact device of the character specified, capable of bein carried in the pocket and by means of which a wick may be ignited by means of a spark struck from a body capable of producing sparks when abraded by steel, and wherein the movement of a single element extrudes the wick, strikes a stream of sparks in the direction of the wick, igniting the same, and wherein the wick when not in use is retained in a closed receptacle.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete device, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section, Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of the wick holder, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the holding ring for the wick, and Fig. 6 is a vertical section of the same.

The present embodiment of the invention comprises a casing 1 of suitable form and of rectangular cross section, the upper end of the casing being beveled at one side as shown at 2, and the said. beveled portion is provided with openings 3 and 1. The casing is closed with the exception of the opening, and a holder 5 is inserted in the opening 4:, the said holder 5 having its inner end closed as shown at 6 in Fig. 3. The upper end of the holder 5 is provided with a pair of approximately parallel resilient arms 7, each of which near its upper end, is provided with an outward bend 8 and the free end of each arm is curved outwardly as shown at 9,- A lever 10 is journaled between the arms, thesaid lever being of steel and .having in termediate its ends an arc-shaped extension 11, whose free edge is corrugatedfor'roughened, and if the lever is not of steel the said extension must be of steel. At the center of the lever is provided with a pair of oppositely extending trunnions or bearing bosses 12, each of the said bosses engaging the out- Ward bend or .bearingrsocket 8 of the ad acent arm 7. The lever is thus pivoted or rocking movement between the arms and the lever is an elbow lever, the two ends being arranged at an angle with respect to each other. The roughened edge of the extension or steel 11 cotiperates with a cylindrical body 11 of material. capable of givin ofi' sparks when abraded, and the said body is supported in the holder 5 and normally pressed toward the extension or steel, by means of a coil spring 12, the said spring bein arranged between the lower end of the spark producing body and the closed end 6 of the holder.

The grip portion of the lever extends approximately parallel with the adjacent face of the casing, and a plate spring 13 is secured to the lever as indicated at 1d at one end, the opposite end bearing against the side of the casing, and normally holding the lever in the position of Figs. 1 and 2. The upper or opposite end of the lever is pro vided with a hook 15, which engages an eye 16 connected with a head 17 of the wick holder. The said head is frusto-conical in shape and fits within the opening 3 of the case, tightly closing the said opening when the lever 10 is in the position of Figs. 1 and 2 The opening 3 is also frusto-conical to fit the head, and a tubular extension 18 is connected to the head in spaced relation by means of oppositely arranged arms 19. The extension is counterbored or annularly recessed as shown at 20 near its lower end to receive the wick fastener shown in Figs. 5 and 6. The wick 21 is passed upwardl through the curved tubular member 18 until the upper end thereof is between the arms 19, and the fastener 22 is in the form of a split ring, having inwardly extendin struck up barbs or spurs 23, for engagin t e substance of the wick to prevent downward movement of the same. The fastener 22 is inserted in the counterboreor recess 20, and

holds the upper end of the wick in the open- Preferably to fill the casing l, the holder 5. is removed "from the opening l, merely by drawing the lever directly outward, the resilience of the arms 7 permitting the bosses 12 to disengage from the arms. The holder 5 may then be removed, and the gasolene inserted. To operate the device after the holder 5 has been replaced and the lever 10 engaged therewith, it is only necessary to swing the lever 10 in the direction indicated by the arrows in 2. This movement withdraws the head 17 from the opening 3, and brings the openings between the arms 19 above the top of the casing 1. The same movement of the lever causes the steel or extension 11 to rub or grate against the outer end of the cylindrical. body 11 and throw a stream of sparks toward the upper end of the Wick, thus igniting the same.

lt will be noticed from an inspection of Fig. 3 that when the lever 10 is removed from the spring arm 7, the said arms will move toward each other a sufficient distance to prevent the cylindrical body being pushed out by the spring.

I claim l. A device of the character specified, comprising a casing for gasolene, said casing having a beveled upper end provided with spaced openings, a nick holding tube having a head fitting one of the openings for closing the same, said tube having an opening on the side adjacent to the other opening of the casing, a tubular holder in the other opening, said holder having means for engaging the beveled surface to limit the inward movement of the holder, at cylindrical body capable of giving oiil sparks when abraded in the holder, a spring pressing the cylindrical body outward, said holder having resilient arms, each arm having a bearing boss on its inner face near its upper end, the free ends of the arms diverging from each other, a lever between the arms, said lever having bearing lugs detachably engaging the bosses and having at the cylindrical body an arc-shaped extension provided vvith a roughened edge for engaging the cylindrical body, said lever having one end connected to the head of the vviclr holder and a spring engaging the other end md normally holding the lever with the head in the opening, the vviclr holding tube having an internal annular enlargement near its lower end, and a split ring in the enlargement, said having in vvardly extending spurs for engaging the vviclr to prevent withdrawal thereof.

2. device of the character specified, comprising a casing for gasolene, said casing having a beveled upper end provided with spaced openings, a vviclr holding tnbe having a head fitting one of the opemlngs for closing the same, tube having an opening on the side adjacent to the other nnaaei engaging the bosses and having at the cylin- I drical body an arc-shaped extension provided with a roughened edge for engaging the cylindrical body, said lever having one end connected to the head of the wick holder, and a spring engaging the other end and normally holding the lever with the head in the opening.

3. A device of the character specified, comprising a casing having a plurality of openings in its top, a tubular wick holder normally in the casing and having a head fitting and closing one of the openings, said wick holding tube having an opening tacing the other opening of the casing, a holder in the other opening, said holder being tubular and having spaced resilient arms at its upper end, a lever detachably pivoted between the arms and having one of its ends connected to the head of the Wick holding tube, said lever having a roughened extension between the arms, a cylindrical body capable of giving ed sparks when abraded i in the holder, a spring normally pressing the cylindrical body toward the lever, and a spring holding the lever with the head in the opening of the casing.

4. A device of the character specified, comprising a casing having a plurality of openings in its top, a tubular Wick holder normally-in the casing and having a head fitting and closing one of the openings, said vvick holding tube having an opening facing the other opening of the casing, a holder in the other opening, a cylindrical body capable of giving off sparks when abraded in the holder, a lever pivoted to the holder and detachable therefrom, one end of the lever being connected to the head, a spring engaging the lever for holding the head in its opening, said lever having a roughened holder, and a lever pivoted to the holder and detachable therefrom, one end of the lever being connected to the head, said lever having a roughened extension for engaging the cylindrical body when the lever is swung on its pivotal connection.

6. A device of the character specified, comprising a casing having a plurality of openin s in its top, a tubular Wick holder normally in the casing and having a head fitting and closing one of the openings, said wick holding tube having an opening facing the other opening of the casing, a holder in the other opening, a cylindrical body capable of giving off sparks when abraded in the holder, a steel pivoted to the holder and having a roughened surface for engaging the cylindrical body when the steel is swung, said steel being connected to the head of the wick holder for withdrawing the wick from the holder when the steel is swung.

7 A deviceof the character specified,

comprising a casing havin a plurality of CHARLES FREDRECK HOOFER.

Witnesses HENRY MADIGAN, GRETA PATTISON. 

